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Victor Cross: "The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is for the BTWF Television Championship with a half an hour time limit."

"Introducing first, from Seattle, Washington, weighing in at 220 pounds and standing 6 foot 1 inch tall, he is one third of the BTWF Tag Team Champions, THE ELIMINATOR!"

An AK-47 Is heard, then the blank BarTron Displays three bullets flying toward it's screen. The screen cracks in three random places, then goes fuzzy like when the cable goes out on a TV. There is sound accompanying it. The sound stops, as pop it like its hot begins to pulse through the speakers. 'The Eliminator' Scrolls across the screen as The Eliminator steps onto the stage. As the movie continues it shows several clips of The Eliminator performing Elimination and Death of a Souljah. Between every two or three clips 'The Eliminator' flashes across the screen. He struts down the aisle with his face set in stone and his eyes cold as steel. Taking the stairs, he mounts the apron. He then jumps over the top rope, turning his body a complete 270 degrees, landing on the second turnbuckle nearest the stairs, facing the crowd. Keeping the same face he taps his chest once, simultaneously, with both hands, before jutting them out in the air to his sides. He does this as if to say he is the best in the industry--and knows it.

"Introducing, from Fairbanks, Alaska, weighing in at 207 pounds and standing 5'11" tall, he is the BTWF Television Champion and 'Wrestling G.O.D.' AUSTIN AZURE!"

The haunting, heavily-synthesized string instrument opening of "Miseria Cantare - The Beginning" by A.F.I. washes over the sound system, interrupted every so often by single drum beats. As the melody starts to pick up, static is heard through the speakers as the drum beats pick up until they become the main part of the song, the smark fans in the crowd clapping and stomping along with the beat. The vocals pick up, some of the crowd joining along in the chanting.

Love...your hate
Your...faith lost
You...are now
One...of us

The chants continue for a little bit, then stop for a few moments as the song picks up again. As the first verse begins, Austin finally exits the curtains, walking out onto the entrance ramp and looking out over the crowd with a smirk on his face. Austin continues down to the ring after a few moments, ignoring the boos and jeers the fans shower him with, occasionally firing off a witty comeback as he makes his way down the ramp. After reaching the ring, Austin rolls under the bottom rope into it and stands to his feet before walking to the set of ropes farthest from the entrance ramp. As he calls for a microphone that is handed to him from the outside the fans in the arena notice something different about the BTWF TV Title tonight...

Azure: "So the BTWF is back in Barton once more which isn't really good for anyone now is it? I mean you fans have to be the most idiotic and disrespectful fans I have ever wrestled in front of, yet, the BTWF since being founded in Barton treats you as its favorite crowd. Not to worry though as I have a special surprise to yet further that mentaility and that is this brand new TV Championship I have on my shoulder right here."

*The fans in the Barton Arena look unimpressed and continue to sit on their hands as Austin goes on with his "boring" speech.*

Azure: "Is it a problem that my belt isn't gold plated with fake gems on it, or have I finally made you submit in your quests to try and jeer me? Either way it doesn't matter to me as I am here to show you what a true wrestling belt is supposed to look like. Yes, this is the most generic of generic titles being 10 pounds of gold with simply the words 'BTWF Television Championship' carved in it along with some random added textures and a small picture of a wrestler who looks very familiar locking in the Shattered Destiny on another wrestler who has his hand up ready to tap. A scene that will be shown in full for you here tonight as well as being on this belt. Unfortunately other then that I really don't have a whole let else to say..."

*The fans in the Barton Arena start to cheer after Austin says this and hands the brand new TV Title over to Jackie Kiddo who will be the referee tonight. Even The Eliminator looks a little pleased by this information, but as the crowds cheers die down Austin continues.*

Azure: "Of course I couldn't just let you get off with that little bit of talking so, in honor of my opponent being another loser from your Tag Team 'Champions' tonight and the fact I will have him beat in a couple of minutes flat, I Austin Azure will do a little bit of, what do you call it...rapping."

*The fans in the Barton Arena immediately start to jeer, but it seems that Austin can't be stopped now as he crosses his arms and waits in the middle of the ring for the crowd to stop so he can continue. Finally people begin to quiet down and Austin keeps going where he left off.*

Azure: "That is right, for one night only you all get to be witness to the Wrestling G.O.D. performing a bit of 'modern musical excellence', now spin that s**t."

*Music starts to play over the Barton Arena sound system that gives Austin a beat to go by before he performs a rap that is mainly meant to waste the time of the fans in the arena and also to draw this out as much as he can.*

Azure:
"Tonight my opponent is a guy named The Eliminator
I'm sure if he was more a b***h someone would want to Elimidate her
Maybe that is a little harsh to pick on a weakling
But I hate it in the locker room with him constantly peaking
My private parts are mine, go buy your own big gun
I'm sure the rest of RS would drug you up for a night of 'fun'
Every one of you fools fall in line when you see me
'Azure's the Wrestling G.O.D. and everyone want to be he'
Your mouth is enigmatic, as when you open it out comes s**t
I'll help you out though son 'cause I'm getting sick of it
Get a new haircut and some respectable clothing
Instead of pouting in your sea of loathing
'Bout how your chances of becoming TV Champion pass
While you had your d**k stuck up Powerhouse's a**
Unfortunately for you I can go on all day
Talking 'bout you and the rest of RS being gay
Not that there is anything wrong with people like that
But usually they keep it away from the ring and off the mat
I just don't want to be the one getting jumped from behind
By a sick individual like you with your ******** up mind
So keep it in your pants when thinking 'bout that dude named Bethany
That way I can make you tap to the Shattered Destiny"

*Surprising even Austin himself a few of the fans in the Barton Arena laugh at a few of these lines and cheer when they usually wouldn't. Of course since the crowd doesn't like Eliminator any more then they like Azure it should be expected, but Austin still feels a little odd being cheered no matter how slightly in Barton of all places. Instead of expressing this though, Austin just stares at Eliminator with a smirk spread across his face before throwing the microphone to the outside and allowing Jackie to call for the bell.*

*The Bell Rings*

Eliminator quickly charges at Austin who is still standing near the center of the ring as the match begins and sticks his arm out to nail Azure with a Lariat, but the TV Champion ducks Eliminator before sticking his left arm up to hook Eliminator's right arm and then hooking Eliminator's left arm with his right before putting Eliminator into a Backslide pin, 1...2...Eliminator kicks out quickly. Both men get back to their feet in a matter of seconds and even with a nearfall so early in the match the fans in Barton look pretty bored with the small effort the men have put out so far. With both Azure and Eliminator back on their feet now they begin to circle around the ring somewhat quickly before coming together in the center after only around a half circle. As they approach each other they slow down, but instead of going into a lock up they just stare each other down. Eliminator decides to make the first move and sticks his hand out to see if Austin will fall for the old trick. Austin just stands almost in awe of what The Eliminator has just done for a few moments before saying "You want me to shake your hand? ******** no, I've heard what you do with that in the bathroom before the show." This insult gets a rise out of the Barton fans who actually cheer Austin some once again and the TV Champion looks slightly pissed that his wit is getting him looked at as a face in this one while Eliminator pulls his hand back away and tries to figure out some way to mess with Austin like Azure had been doing with him all night up to this point. Finally, as Austin looks back towards Eliminator instead of staring at the crowd Eliminator decides upon something that will for sure get Austin. The Eliminator begins to talk with Azure "Hey you like to rap man..." but before Eliminator can even finish Austin smacks him in the chest with an open hand chop yelling "Shut the ******** up" at Eliminator.

Once more the fans in the Barton Arena seem to be pleased with the actions of Austin and now the TV Champion is really struggling with what the hell he has to do to get booed. Eliminator doesn't allow him time to contemplate this though as he hits Austin in the jaw with a right hand before kicking Azure in the gut and placing him into a front facelock. From this position Eliminator jumps into the air slightly before dropping down to one knee and slamming Austin's face into the knee which he had kept up. Eliminator then stands back up after this before hitting a Snap Suplex on Austin and rolling over quickly to pin the champ, 1...Austin kicks out with ease. The third of the current Tag Team Champions figured Azure wouldn't go down that easy as he stands up, but doesn't let this advantage he has slip as he bends down and grabs Austin's head with his hands before jumping up into the air and drives his knee down onto the head and face of Austin. The Eliminator repeats this process once more before and after he drops the knee onto Azure's face he places his forearm over Austin's mouth and pushes his head down to the side before pinning the TV Champion again, 1...2...Austin kicks out once more without any trouble. After the pin this time Eliminator gets back to his feet, but instead of dragging Austin up with him Eliminator lets Austin get back up to his feet by himself instead of wasting energy. The TV Champion sees that Eliminator is going to let him get up and does so at a very slow and deliberate pace so as to annoy Eliminator and get his wits about him. When Austin gets back up to his feet he charges at Eliminator quickly and ends up getting hit with an Arm Drag for his troubles which Azure doesn't like too much.

Both men get back to their feet quickly and Austin notices that he has his back to a corner and is awfully close to it. This combined with the fact Eliminator charges at Azure this time gives the TV Champion an idea. As Eliminator makes it to Austin the "Wrestling G.O.D." hooks Eliminator's arm and hits him with an Overhead Arm Drag that makes Eliminator slam into the corner back first! Azure gets back to his feet after this and finds himself once more getting cheers which he responds to by asking the Barton Arena crowd how they liked that. The fans cheering increases slightly and Austin just yells "then ******** you" at them while flipping them the bird. This gets the chorus of boos and jeers Austin has been waiting for and he has a smile across his face now as he goes over to the corner where Eliminator is lying on the ground in a heap. The TV Champion grabs The Eliminator by the head and hauls him up to his feet before grabbing him by the wrist and whipping the Tag Team Champion across the ring. Eliminator collides back first with the farthest set of ropes before coming back at Austin who positions himself in the middle of the ring. When Eliminator gets to where Austin is standing the TV Champion hooks Eliminator quickly into a front waistlock before tossing the larger individual with an amazingly well done Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Not allowing himself even a moment to rest Austin gets back up to his feet and goes over to where Eliminator is lied out on his back before Azure grabs the Tag Team Champion by the hair and pulls him back to his feet once more. This time Austin pulls Eliminator into a front facelock once he has him up before hooking both Eliminator's arms behind his back and drilling him with a Double Underhook DDT before rolling Eliminator over to cover him, 1...2...Eliminator kicks out.

Not looking surprised at all by Eliminator kicking out Austin slowly pushes himself back up onto the soles of his wrestling boots before grabbing Eliminator up off the ground and dragging him back up once more. Unlike the past couple of times however, Eliminator kicks Austin in the gut once he makes it back up to his feet this time before grabbing Austin by the wrist and whipping him into the far set of ropes. Eliminator turns around so his back is facing Austin as the "Wrestling G.O.D." collides with the ropes and rebounds off them. Eliminator turns his head slightly to see where Austin is before jumping backwards and going for a Moonsault (Pele) Kick. Somehow though, Austin manages to bring his arms up in an X and blocks the kick with his arms before allowing Eliminator to drop down to the ground. Quickly from here Austin grabs Eliminator's left leg before locking it with his own and dropping down across Eliminator's back to apply the STF on one part of the Tag Team Champions. The Eliminator yells out in pain as Austin wrenches the STF in, but it doesn't take too long for Eliminator to find his way to the ropes which are only a couple feet in front of him thanks to where he was positioned for the Moonsault Kick. Azure makes sure not to make it easy for Eliminator to stick his hand on the bottom rope, but once Eliminator has done this Austin keeps the hold locked in for a little extra time and makes Jackie start a count, 1...2...3...4...Austin lets go just a split second before Jackie was going to count five and stands up to his feet while Eliminator pulls himself onto his knees using the ropes. Jackie makes sure to keep Azure away from The Eliminator as he pulls himself up, but it is clear Austin is about ready to go for the kill in this one to once again retain his TV Championship.

The moments pass as Eliminator gets up to his feet, but once he is there and turns around he is quickly met with a forearm to the jaw from Austin before the TV Champion kicks him in the gut and places The Eliminator into a front facelock. Azure shouts "it's over" at the crowd before hooking Eliminator's right leg with his left arm and hand and bringing The Eliminator up in position for the Tundra Drop '04! Thinking quickly Eliminator slams Austin in the back of the head with a couple of nasty elbows which makes the champ let go of Eliminator and let him spill to the canvas behind Azure. Eliminator springs back up to his feet after getting free of Austin's clutches and grabs the TV Champion in a waistlock before hitting a German Suplex with a bridge, 1...2...Austin kicks out. The frustration Eliminator has been feeling since the beginning of this match is starting to build now and as he gets up he sees that Austin is down on the mat in perfect position to get hit with a move from the top. Eliminator decides to capitalize on this and goes to the corner which Austin is parallel to and climbs to the top before he yells at the crowd to keep their eyes on him before going for the BOMBS AWAY! NO! Austin moves out of Eliminator's path at the very last second and leaves the portion of the Tag Team Champions to hit the ground with his back hard. The pain rushes through the spine of Eliminator as he sits up on his knees after missing the Bombs Away and holds his back, but suddenly Austin who is back on his knees grabs Eliminator's arms and hooks them behind Eliminator's back before pushing Eliminator down so he is face down on the ground and locking in the SHATTERED DESTINY! The Barton Arena is a mix of cheers and jeers as Austin does this, but it doesn't take long for Eliminator to raise his hand into the air and tap out.

*The Bell Rings*

Victor Cross: "And here is your winner, and STILL BTWF Television Champion, Austin Azure!"

*The Barton Arena is still a mix of cheers and jeers, but suddenly as Austin stands up to take his BTWF TV Championship from Jackie Kiddo the lights in the arena dim and a soft pinging noise is heard throughout the Barton Arena getting a large amounts of cheers from the crowd. Instead of waiting for a certain point in "Possession" by OTEP like she normally would Riona Langly steps out from the back onto the top of the entrance ramp with a microphone in her hand and immediately tells the technicians who operate the sound system in the arena to cut the music.*

Riona: "Austin Azure, once again you mock wrestlers around the world with your arrogance and celebrate a victory over a lowly opponent like The Eliminator. That kind of thinking would literally get you nowhere, but by some pinch of luck you managed to piss the right person off at Payback. That person I am talking about Azure is none other than 'The Prodigy' herself, Riona Langly and how you did that I think we all know, but for those who don't why don't we just put this big hunk of wasted money above my head to use for more then broadcasting this whiny individual over and play the clip from what happened at Payback."

*Riona ceases talking and pointing at the BarTron that is above her head and allows the clip from Payback to play...*

When he stands up to find out where Xunkai has gone he is met with a kick to the gut from Riona who then puts him into a front facelock and hits Austin with the Bomb Dropper! The fans in the Barton Arena are on their feet because of this action and cheer that move greatly, but also see something Riona doesn't. When "The Prodigy" gets up off the ground and looks to see where Xunkai is all she sees is a glimpse of him before he jumps up onto the top rope from the ring apron and jumps off at Riona. Speedily Riona steps to the side and as Xunkai comes down at the mat Riona grabs his arm while he is still in mid-air and takes him down to the ground before placing him in the PAINKILLER!! Xunkai has nowhere to go it seems and it doesn't take long before his hand comes down to hit the mat...tap, tap, tap!

Victor Cross: "And here are your winners, the team of Riona Langly and Steve 'Savior' Twist!"

*The fans in the Barton Arena cheer loudly for the victory of two of their favorites as well as for this great match and others they have witnessed tonight. After letting go of the Painkiller Riona slowly makes it to her feet and can feel the exhaustion from the match setting in. She still is glad to have broken her, and Steve's horrible losing streaks here with that win, but it is a victory that is short lived as Revision rushes out to the ring from the back. Riona looks around as Revision runs down the entrance ramp towards the ring where she stands before realizing that she has no back up now after Steve was destroyed by the Silver Thunder Spiral. She also sees that Austin is slowly making it to his feet after being hit with the Bomb Dropper and she thinks about making a retreat, but decides that by doing so she may be putting Steve's career in danger. Twist and Riona may not always get along, but she couldn't allow him to be taken out of the game before they got a match with each other. As these thoughts rush through her head Revision slides into the ring and quickly hits her with a Lariat that takes her down to the mat. Revision starts to kick her in the head a few times before going over to help Xunkai to his feet. When he does so though Austin tells him to simply help Xunkai to the back and he'll take care of Riona. Revision doesn't like taking orders often, but can see that Azure is doing this to preserve Revision's chances of gaining the Gaia Championship tonight more than for self gain. As Revision gets Xunkai up they start to leave the ring and make it to the back, but Austin remains and stomps Riona in the back every time she tries to get to her feet. Once Revision and Xunkai are heading up the entrance ramp Azure drags Riona into the middle of the ring before hooking her arms behind her back and locking in the Shattered Destiny to a ton of jeering from the Barton crowd. Azure doesn't care about anything except revenge though and keeps the hold locked in making Riona yell out in pain. Finally after about a minute of having the hold locked in Austin lets up and gets back to his feet before telling Riona and Steve that it isn't over yet before leaving and allowing Twist and Riona to get medical attention.*

Riona: "Now I already knew you were a coward, an a*****e, and a real pain Austin, but that took the cake right there. After you had clearly lost to the better team, which obviously is any team that I would associate myself with, you decided that you had to have some revenge and did that by trying to take out 'The Prodigy'. Now I'll give you credit for picking the bigger threat out of Steve and I to go after, but instead of taking me out you just signed a death warrant for yourself and the rest of Empty Promises. That's right Xunkey and Revision are both going to be taken out in time after, but first I want to teach you a lesson Austin. So here is the deal; I have already talked with Brian Blade about a match for the next BTWF PPV which the fans in Barton here all know is BloodBath '05..."

*Riona gets a cheap pop for mentioning the Barton fans who are very much behind not only her for being as great as she is, but also behind anyone whose purpose is to put the arrogant TV Champion Austin Azure in their place.*

Riona: "Like I was saying before, at BloodBath '05 I want to show the world what a real wrestling deity is and plan to do so by facing you Austin. So what do you say, one on one we settle the score in what will be a match that is much better then you deserve to ever be a part of?"

*The fans in the Barton Arena are now coming unglued with cheers as they wait in anticipation for Austin to declare with an emphatic "yes" that he would face Riona at BloodBath '05, but the TV Champion doesn't seem so sure of it.*

Azure: "You know, that sounds nice and all Riona, but last time I checked I didn't need to wrestle you to prove that I am over. Hell, you can tell by the jeers that I am over and when we're in Durem you can hear the cheers that are only given to the best of wrestlers. Maybe when I'm a loser that should still be on the shelf like Steve Twist, or a has been like Brian Blade I'll take up an offer to face someone that is below me, but unless you can offer me something better then just facing you in a match...no I will not sign to face 'The Prodigy' at BloodBath '05. Now get off the entrance ramp and backstage where you belong so someone with real wrestling talent can step into this ring and have a match. Oh wait, I already did so maybe I'll be the one leaving."

*The fans jeer Austin as he drops the microphone and starts to make his way out of the ring, but Riona seems to be the most disappointed of everyone. She decides not to push Azure into doing the match though and instead simply drops the microphone that she has in her hand onto the stage and walks to the back whispering under her breath that if Austin wants more reason she'll give him more as we go to a commercial break.*

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Victor Cross enters the ring, the crowd watching with anticipation, ready to see how a brand new tag team can work against a relatively-established one. "The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall!"

The opening guitar chords of Toyomasu Hotei's "A Battle Without Honor or Humanity" from the Kill Bill soundtrack pulse through the sound system, the crowd immediately getting up on their feet and turning towards the entrance ramp as the lights go down. As the trumpets blare, signalling the beginning of the song's main beat, blue fire erupts from the turnbuckles, matching fire flying up from the stage to light up that area of the arena, Victor and Frankie making their way out from the back. "Introducing first, at a combined weight of five hundred ninety-five pounds, they are the team of Victor 'The King of Pain' Bidwell and Frankie Money...PAY...4...PAIN!!!"

Victor and Frankie make their way down to the ring, though they stay a good few feet away from each other, occasionally casting glances towards one another. The two slide into the ring, making sure to go to opposite ends of the ring and jumping up on the turnbuckles, Frankie pulling himself up with a bit of difficulty, and throwing their arms up in the air. The two jump down, Victor removing his longcoat before walking over to the corner and giving a glare to Frankie, but the two manage not to start arguing, knowing this match is important.

I will forgive, but I won't forget...
...And I hope you know...
...You've lost my respect...

"Blood (Empty Promises)" by Papa Roach blares over the sound system as the crowd begins to boo and jeer heavily, the lights in the arena dimming until only the entrance ramp, glowing red, offers illumination. Smoke begins to billow up from the ramp as the opening guitar solo deafens most of the crowd, who are already getting bored just waiting for EP to come out.

Y' BETTER WATCH OUT!!!
If you don't know what's goin' on around you...

Y' BETTER THINK TWICE!!!
Before you fly off the handle and lose it...

Y' BETTER JOIN US!!!
Before you get lost in the shuffle...

Y' GOTTA RISE AGAINST!!!
The demons that are gonna try and hold you down!

Finally, two figures start to make their way out through the smoke, emerging at the end of it to reveal themselves as Xunkai and Revision. Xunkai stops at the end of the smoke and hops up and down a few times, psyching himself up for the match while Revision turns and jaws off with a vocal anti-EP fan next to the ramp. Finally, the two men begin to make their way down the ramp.

Does it run in your blood to betray the ones you love?!
Does it run in your blood to betray the ones you love?!
The ones you love!
The ones you love!
The ones you love...

Revision and Xunkai stop at the bottom of the ramp, Revision shifting the Gaia title a bit on his shoulder before hopping up onto the ring apron and slipping through the ropes, Xunkai doing the same, but grabbing the top rope and vaulting himself over, spinning as he lands. The two men begin to walk to each side of the ring, pointing out at the fans and making promises of quick endings to the match, as well as getting into some insult tennis with the vocal face fans.

CAUSE I'M NOT A PAWN!!!
For you to play in your ******** game!

I'VE GOT DIGNITY!!!
And a dream that I want to achieve!

UNDER PRESSURE!!!
You crumbled and you let me down!

BUT I'M NOT DEAF!!!
And all I hear are your empty promises!

Finally, "Blood (Empty Promises)" fades out, the crowd sighing with relief at the end of the overly-long entrance, as well as not seeing David Stetson accompany EP out tonight. Victor Cross brings the mic up, as well as a notecard, revealing that Stetson is always here in spirit. "And their opponents, representing Empty Promises...At a combined weight of one hundred eighty-five kil-...Four hundred eight pounds...One is from the City of Sin, the other from an unknown location as well as destination...One is the current reigning Gaia Champion..." Cross sighs, having got to the list of nicknames. He takes a deep breath, before saying them all in practically one word, moving through them with an annoyed tone. "They are legends in the making, the latest in greatness, the supreme kings of old and new school...One is The Anarchist, the other the Future of Wrestling...XUNKAI AND REVISION!!!"

At this announcement, Revision suddenly falls down to one knee, throwing his free arm up in the air, his hand clenched in a fist while Xunkai lifts his arms up and holds his fingers in the "gun" position, pretending to shoot after a moment. Once he does so, Revision stands up, walking over to the edge of the ring and handing off his title belt, shades and robe to an official before walking over to his corner with Xunkai. After a few moments of speaking, both teams come to the middle of the ring at the insistance of Grey Fox. After checking if both teams are ready, Grey Fox steps back and calls for the bell.

DING DING DING!!!

Empty Promises take no time in getting things underway, immediately coming forward with a flurry of punches and kicks to Pay 4 Pain, catching the team off guard. The two teams brawl for a bit while Grey Fox trys to restore order, Revision and Frankie eventually spilling to the outside, leaving Victor and Xunkai in the ring. Xunkai hits a few quick strikes to Victor's head before jumping up and nailing a Monkey Flip, tossing Victor onto his back. Xunkai grabs Victor as he stands up and pushes him back against the ropes, going to whip him across the ring, but Victor reverses this, only to have Xunkai reverse it as well, coming forward with a harsh Back Elbow into Victor's face. Xunkai runs to the ropes and bounces off, but Victor catches him with an Arm Drag as he comes back, jumping up to go for a Hurricarana as Xunkai stands up, but Xunkai grabs Victor's legs and sticks his own leg out, preventing Victor from falling back far enough to hit the maneuver. Xunkai grins before spinning around rapidly, finally tossing Victor off to the side with a Giant Swing. Victor slowly starts to get up from the maneuver, but Xunkai runs forward and nails a Dropkick, sending Victor through the ropes and to the outside. Xunkai begins to pound on Victor's back with harsh forearms while Frankie and Revision make their way back into the ring. Revision pulls Frankie into a Side Headlock, Frankie grabbing him around the waist and trying to go for a Back Suplex, but Revision floats over and lands on his feet. Revision still loses his balance, however, and this allows Frankie to turn around and nail a kick to the gut, striking Revision with some harsh forearms to the side of the head before whipping him across the ring. Frankie bends down a bit too early, however, and Revision jumps up to land on Frankie's back before doing a backflip off of it, the force sending Frankie stumbling back a bit. Frankie runs forward and tries to go for a Clothesline, but Revision ducks under it, hitting Frankie with a Dropkick once he turns around.

Frankie rolls to the outside, needing a minute to get his bearings, but Revision doesn't give him any time to relax, running forward and diving over the ropes with a FRONT FLIP CRUCIFIX SENTON SUICIDA!!! Revision overshoots, however, and while he still takes Frankie down, his momentum sends him all the way out into the crowd! Luckily, Revision lands in the friendly arms of the BBFC, the heel fans of Barton helping him up and back over the barrier after letting out a huge pop for the air Revision got on that maneuver. However, Frankie takes advantage of the time it took Revision to get out of the crowd, and immediately begins to pound on him with hard strikes to the back of the head. Xunkai and Victor make their way back into the ring at this point, Xunkai grabbing Victor and sending him into the ropes, catching him with a Dropkick right to the jaw as he comes back. Xunkai grabs Victor from behind and pulls him into a Rear Chinlock while digging his knee into the back of his neck, slowing down the match for a minute here and trying to regain some sense of regularity while Grey Fox attempts to restore order to the Frankie/Revision brawl on the outside. Finally, Xunkai picks Victor up and hits a harsh chop across his chest, making him stumble back a bit, whipping him across the ring, only to get that reversed. Xunkai wraps his arms around the ropes, however, so the Dropkick Victor goes for misses. At this time, Frankie and Revision finally get up in their corners, Grey Fox having seperated the brawl. Xunkai goes for another Monkey Flip, but Victor is too close to the ropes, bouncing off of them and landing on his feet next to Xunkai's legs. Victor immediately goes into a series of stomps right onto Xunkai's ankle before grabbing his leg and hitting a grounded Dragon Screw before flipping Xunkai over onto his stomach and pulling him into an Ankle Lock, apparently intent on disabling Xunkai's kicks.

Xunkai uses his free leg to kick Victor away and rolls out of the move, Victor quickly running forward and going for a Clothesline, but Xunkai ducks it, catching Victor in an STO Backbreaker. Victor rolls off Xunkai's knee and clutches his lower back, Xunkai shaking his foot out a bit as Victor gets up, the Anarchist nailing a hard Clothesline right to the back of Victor's head and taking him down to the mat. Xunkai grabs Victor's head and pulls him over to his corner, this time tagging in Revision. The two men hit a few strikes to Victor to keep him stunned before Xunkai drags Victor over to the ropes, pushing him up against them before whipping him across the ring, Revision running with Victor to bounce off the opposite set of ropes. Xunkai nails a Kitchen Sink on Victor as he comes back, Victor landing in a sitting position as Revision bounces off the ropes again, coming back to nail a Dropkick right into Victor's face. Revision stands up and places his foot in Xunkai's clasped hands, who then throws him up backwards, Revision spinning in the air before nailing a STANDING CORKSCREW MOONSAULT!!! Revision stays on Victor for the pin. "1...2" Victor kicks out. Revision picks Victor up before hitting a Snap Suplex, floating over for another pin. "1...2" Victor kicks out. Revision picks Victor back up and pulls him over to his corner before tagging Xunkai back in. Xunkai comes forward and nails some hard forearm shots to Victor's temple before hooking both his arms and hitting a Butterfly Suplex. Xunkai rolls Victor over onto his stomach before picking his leg up and driving his knee hard into Victor's side. Xunkai pulls Victor into another Rear Chinlock, this time digging his knee into Victor's lower back, but Victor reaches the ropes rather quickly, Xunkai breaking the hold after getting yelled at by Grey Fox. Xunkai walks over and tags Revision back in, this time grabbing Victor and whipping him into a corner, running forward and nailing an elbow into his face before turning around and grabbing Revision before tossing his partner right into Victor with an assisted Lou Thesz Press!

Revision seemed to have been expecting that, though, getting up and running forward with Xunkai, the two of them delivering tandem Dropkicks right into the chest of Victor. Revision pulls Victor out fo the corner and goes for a cover. "1...2" Frankie breaks up the pin with a stomp to the back, doing this twice more before Grey Fox forces him to back off, Revision running forward and hitting a hard forearm into the side of Frankie's head, knocking him back toward his own corner. Grey Fox forces the two apart, Revision insulting Frankie before walking back to Xunkai, who lifts him up and hangs him over his back before swinging him forward in an ALABAMASLAM ONTO VICTOR'S CHEST!!! The BBFC goes nuts for this, loving the tag team moves of Xunkai and Revision. Xunkai heads back to his corner while Revision rolls over and covers Victor for another pin. "1...2..." Victor kicks out again. Revision walks over and tags in Xunkai, the Anarchist moving forward and picking Victor up in a Front Facelock, lifting him up in a Vertical Suplex position and holding him there for a good ten seconds before dropping him down in a Brainbuster! Xunkai tags back out in an attempt to keep both men fresh, Revision coming in and picking Victor up in another Front Facelock, only to be hit with a series of harsh punches into his ribs. Revision hits a quick knee to the gut before running back to the ropes, but Victor catches him with a Jumping Leg Lariat as he comes back. Victor grabs Revision and lifts him up, pulling him over to his own corner and tagging in Frankie, along with the encouraging words of "Don't screw up." Frankie glares at Victor, but doesn't say anything, moving into the ring and knocking Revision down with a hard forearm onto his back before laying into the back of his head and neck with stomps. Grey Fox forces him to stop the strikes, but Frankie picks Revision up, twisting him around before dropping him into a Neckbreaker before going for the cover. "1...2" Revision kicks out.

Frankie hits a few more stomps to the back of Revision's head before picking him up and leveling him with a huge right hand, Revision flipping over onto his stomach. Frankie lifts Revision up, twisting his arm around before locking his arms around his waist and nailing a Side Suplex, driving Revision's head and neck down into the mat hard with the maneuver and going for another pin. "1...2..." Revision kicks out again, though seems a little dazed after that, Xunkai having moved into the ring to break up the count. Grey Fox pushes Xunkai back to his corner, but this allows Victor to come in and help Frankie, the green wrestler seeming a bit annoyed at Victor's idea that he needs help, both men picking up Revision and whipping him into the ropes, Victor catching him with a knee when he comes back, making Revision turn around right into a huge Lariat from Frankie that sends Revision flipping over onto his stomach once again. Victor exits the ring as Frankie drops down for the pin. "1...2...TH-" Xunkai breaks up the pin. Frankie seems about ready to go after Xunkai, but Victor yells at him to stay focused. Frankie glares over at Victor, but follows his orders, dropping down over Revision's back and locking in a Neck-Twist Camel Clutch! Frankie wrenches Revision's neck back and to the side with the maneuver, but Revision makes it to the ropes. Frankie turns and hits a few stomps to the back of Revision's head before pulling him away from the ropes and locking in the hold once again, but Xunkai breaks this one up. Frankie takes this time to move over and tag out to Victor, lashing out with a "Don't screw up" in a highly-sarcastic voice. Victor raises an eyebrow, looking about ready to tell Frankie off, but decides not to, instead just walking over and covering Revision for a pin. "1...2..." Revision kicks out.

Victor stands up, looking down at Revision for a moment before lifting him up and pulling him into a Hammerlock and twisting him around to face the front before pulling him into a Front Facelock as well. Suddenly, Victor jumps up and wraps his legs around Revision's waist, locking in a Body Scissors! Revision bends forward from the weight of Victor, eventually falling forward, Victor trying to keep the move locked in, but Xunkai comes in with a STIFF kick to the side of Victor's head, breaking the hold. Victor stands up and goes after Xunkai, but Grey Fox forces him back. Revision seems pretty out of it by this point, needing the tag to Xunkai. Victor picks Xunkai up and whips him across the ring, but Revision ducks a Clothesline, nailing Victor with a Superkick as he turns around! The crowd boos heavily at that, Revision finally dragging himself over to his corner and tagging in Xunkai. Xunkai comes in and quickly nails a Clothesline to Victor before picking him up in a Fireman's Carry and dropping onto his back, lifting Victor up to nail a Gutbuster onto his shins! Xunkai stands up, running forward and nailing a Yakuza Kick that sends Victor to the outside just as he stands up. Frankie comes over and tosses Xunkai out of the ring from behind, but he gets hit with a Dropkick to the back of the head from Revision, which sends him out of the ring as well. Xunkai gets up and begins to brawl with both Victor and Frankie, but Revision doesn't let him stay in this dangerous situation for long, jumping up onto the ropes before hitting a SPRINGBOARD SUICADA STAR PRESS!!! All three men collapse under Revision, the BBFC popping huge for the maneuver, all four men lying in a heap on the floor now. Finally, Xunkai and Victor make their way to their feet, both moving back into the ring while Revision and Frankie struggle to get up on the outside.

Victor grabs Xunkai's arm as he stands up, twisting it around and going for an Armbar, but Xunkai uses his free hand to reach out and wrap it around Victor's waist, lifting him up and nailing a Spinebuster right onto his knee! Cover! "1...2..." Victor kicks out. Xunkai doesn't give him any time to breath, quickly picking him back up and nailing a classic Backbreaker before going for another cover. "1...2...TH-" Victor gets a shoulder up. Revision and Frankie have made their way back to their corners at this point. Xunkai picks Victor up and whips him into the corner, running forward only to get hit with an elbow to the jaw from Victor. Xunkai stumbles back, but then lashes out with a Mule Kick before Victor can follow up. Xunkai grabs Victor and whips him across the ring again, but Victor grabs the ropes and vaults over, landing on the apron. Xunkai runs forward, but Victor picks him off with a Springboard Dropkick right into the knee. Victor stands up and and wails on Xunkai with a series of hard punches, finally knocking him down to the mat with a vicious European Uppercut, dropping down on Xunkai and hooking the leg for a pin. "1...2..." Xunkai gets a shoulder up, though he's reeling from those harsh strikes. Victor picks Xunkai up, this time whipping him into the ropes and catching him with a Flapjack. Victor bashes Xunkai's head down into the mat with the move, then rolls him over for another pin. "1...2..." Revision breaks this one up with a sharp kick to Victor's head. Victor just glares at Revision before picking Xunkai up and dragging him over to the corner, tagging in Frankie. Frankie grabs Xunkai and whips him across the ring, grabbing him around the waist as he comes back and nailing a Release Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex, sending Xunkai high up in the air before he lands hard on his back. Frankie moves over for a pin on Xunkai. "1...2..." Xunkai kicks out.

Frankie lifts Xunkai up, but Xunkai suddenly swings up behind Frankie's back, pulling him down into a Crucifix Bomb! Frankie's weight prevents Xunkai from briding the maneuver, however, instead moving over to his corner and tagging in Revision. Revision doesn't seem too recovered from the beating he took earlier, but nods, climbing up onto the top turnbuckle as Xunkai lifts Frankie up and pulls him into a Double Chickenwing hold to keep him in place, Revision jumping off the corner, grabbing Frankie's head and pulling him into a Swinging DDT! Frankie's head crashes down hard into the mat as Xunkai rolls over for a cover. "1...2...TH-NO!" Victor breaks the pin. Xunkai quickly gets up and hits Victor in the back of the head with a stiff kick before lifting him up in an Electric Chair position, Revision climbing up onto the top turnbuckle again and going for a DOOMSDAY CROSSBOD-NO! Victor throws himself forward and hits a Victory Roll, moving out of it and pulling Xunkai into another Anklelock. Revision lands hard on his stomach, slowly getting up only to be pulled into a Fisherman's Buster by Frankie! Xunkai kicks his way out of the Anklelock again as Frankie goes for the pin. "1...2...TH-" Xunkai breaks it. Xunkai and Victor roll out of the ring as Frankie lifts Revision up again, whipping him into the ropes, but Revision ducks a Clothesline attempt, grabbing the back of Frankie's head and running up the ropes, flipping backwards into the FULL CIRCLE!!! Cover! "1...2...TH-" Victor breaks the pin! Xunkai has had enough of this by now, running in and grabbing Victor from behind before running up the turnbuckles and nailing the X-FLIP!!! Victor rolls out under the bottom rope to the outside, clutching the back of his head as Xunkai lifts Frankie up, telling Revision to get up before hitting a Northern Lights Suplex! Xunkai bridges the maneuver, Grey Fox telling him he isn't the legal man, but pinning isn't what Xunkai has in mind as Revision flies up into a Standing Shooting Star Press! Revision gets up after a moment, hopping up over Frankie as Xunkai keeps the move bridged before jumping up onto the ropes and flying back in an ENVISION FLIP!!! That's not all, though, as Xunkai gets up and Revision hooks Frankie in a Half Nelson, Xunkai jumping up to nail a GANMENGIRI!!! Revision doesn't let Frankie go down, instead hooking his arm and using the last of his strength to nail a Tornado Crusher, finishing off the FRAGILE VOWS!!! Revision weakly flops over Frankie for the pin. "ONE...TWO...THREE!!!"

The crowd boos and jeers heavily as the bell rings, Xunkai and Revision making their way to their feet as Grey Fox raises their arms. "Here are your winners, the team of Xunkai and Revision!" The two faction mates pat each other on the back as they exit the ring, Revision collecting his stuff from ringside as he makes his way to the back, Victor now rolling back into the ring as "Blood (Empty Promises)" starts up again. Victor sees what happened and walks over to Frankie, who is starting to make his way to his feet, pushing him back and yelling at him for losing the match. Frankie, offended, pushes Victor back, and the two begin to trade punches. Grey Fox tries to seperate the two, but finally calls down the Jack Frost Security force, the large bodybuilders able to pull the two apart and drag them to the back, the crowd wondering what this means as they settle in for the next match.

Instead of going right to the next match however, we cut to the back where none other than Steve Twist now confronts Revision and Xunkai. The two former enemies stare at Twist who is now their common enemy and think of striking him, but Twist is dressed in his street attire and appears to be ready to fight as he has his fists taped. All three men keep an eye on each other, Revision and Xunkai to make sure the other doesn't get their hands on Twist first, but finally it seems that no one is going to make a move. Steve breaks the tension by beginning to speak to the Empty Promises members.

Twist: "Revision, right now this has nothing to do with you so I give you one warning. You can either take that Gaia Championship that I made famous with you and leave Xunkai and me alone, or I will take that belt off your shoulder and knock you in the head with it so many times you'll forget your name just like you've forgotten who came before you."

The current Gaia Champion doesn't like the tone Steve takes with him, but Xunkai stops Revision who looks ready to go after Steve and whispers something to him. With a weary look on his face Revision walks towards and then right past Steve who takes a quick glance back to make sure Revision is actually leaving. When Revision is long out of view Steve starts again while Xunkai waits patiently instead of jumping "The White Phoenix."

Twist: "Well it looks as though it is just you and me now, but I don't want to settle things backstage. I want to humiliate you in front of the whole world so Xunkai, I challenge you to a match for BloodBath '05..."

Xunkai: "Then I accept Steve. I'm sick of you hogging the spotlight I should be in anyway so this just makes things easier. Now get the hell out of my face before I have to make it so you can't attend that PPV."

Twist: "Hold up a second there 'buddy'. I wasn't done, but since you accepted I might as well tell you that our match is going to be a Taped Fist match. Oh yeah and here is a little taste."

As soon as Steve stops he lunges at Xunkai and knocks him to the ground before he starts slamming Xunkai in the face with right hands. Blow after blow connects, but Xunkai manages to roll Steve over at the risk of having to absorb a couple more shots. When Xunkai is on top of Steve he hits a couple of hard punches to Steve's jaw before standing up to his feet and quickly kicking Steve in the side of the head. Xunkai goes for another kick shortly after, but Steve sticks his hand up and blocks it before punching Xunkai in the knee and standing back up to his feet. Xunkai grabs at his leg as Steve does this, but the former SF Champion is tough as nails and shakes it off when he sees Steve up. The two start to exchange some more rights and lefts back on their feet, but before either can get any more solid shots in two JFS members who had helped break up Frankie and Bidwell stop Steve and Xunkai. Neither man looks too beat up as they are being pulled away, but Xunkai does have a bloody nose and what looks like will be a black eye. Steve's jaw looks like it may be bruised from the kick he suffered, but only time will tell as will next week. Either way BloodBath '05 is now really starting to shape up to be a bloody mess...

Victor Cross enters the ring, the crowd getting pumped for the main event, a match that's been anticipated for quite a while. "The following contest is a non-title match, and is scheduled for one fall!"

"Ultra" by KMFDM hits, the crowd turning towards the entrance ramp as it begins to fill up with mist. As the song begins to pick up, Frost emerges from the back, the crowd letting up a small cheer, finding no reason to hate Frost tonight, and finding the huge man wearing a referee shirt rather amusing. Frost looks out over the crowd for a few moments before heading down the ramp, sliding into the ring and standing up, not bothering to do any showboating, as usual. "Introducing first, the special guest referee for this match, from Seattle, Washington...JACK FROST!!!"

"Stay In Shadow" by Finger Eleven blasts through the sound system, the crowd getting up on their feet and erupting into cheers as the lights go out, black lights sweeping through the crowd for a bit before settling at the top of the entrance ramp, where Ford makes his way out through the curtains, stopping at the top of the stage and looking out over the crowd with a smile on his face. Ford starts to make his way down to the ring, holding his hands out for high fives from the crowd on the side of the ramp, walking around the ring and continuing to high five and talk with the fans. "Next, from Cape Coral, Florida, weighing in at two hundred twenty-five pounds...STEPHEN FORD!!!"

Ford slides into the ring, walking around and stretching his arms out as the lights come back on, moving over to stand in his corner as he waits for his opponent, watching the ramp with a determined gaze.

The lights in the arena flash to a silver glow as the opening bass guitar beats from "Cochise" by Audioslave hits, the crowd staying on their feet and cheering even louder this time. A voice comes over the speakers, every fan in the building recognizing it as Dar's. "You're about to see an Archetype...I hope you're taking notes." As that sentence ends, the guitars move into the song, the strums sped up to the point they sound like a motorcycle engine revving up. Once the song moves into a faster beat, red sparks fly out from either side of the entrance ramp, crossing each other to form an X. Dar slowly makes his way out through the curtains to a huge pop, his head tilted down, the black towel laid over his head, arms out to his sides with his middle and index fingers extended. Dar walks forward towards the sparks, but stops before he gets there, waiting a few moments before whipping his hands back and removing the towel as a cymbol crash washes over the speakers.

Dar looks out over the crowd now, grinning slightly as he hops from foot to foot before walking into the sparks, tilting his head down to avoid getting his corneas burned off as the sparks fly over him. Finally, as the song moves into its main beat, Dar throws his arms up into an X, the sparks stopping, only to be replaced by two huge red fireworks, shooting off to cross each other an form another X. Dar begins to make his way down the ramp as the first verse starts, holding his arms out to either side for high fives and tossing the towel into the crowd at one point. Dar stops at the end of the entrance ramp, looking up into the ring at Ford for a few moments, Cross taking this time to do his introduction. "And his opponent, from Honolulu, Hawaii, weighing in at two hundred seventy-five pounds, he is an Archetype of eXcellence and the current reigning BTWF World Heavyweight Champion...The X Factor...DARSON GRAYS!!!"

Dar slides into the ring at this, standing up and moving over to the nearest corner, pulling his belt off and raising it high up into the air as the crowd erupts into cheers once again. Dar hops off the turnbuckle after a moment, going over to repeat the action at the opposite corner before jumping down and handing his belt and longcoat off to an official, rolling his neck as his entrance theme fades out. Frost calls the two men to the center of the ring, asking if both are ready before stepping back and calling for the bell.

DING DING DING!!!

As Frost does this, however, the match is suddenly interrupted by the opening guitar solo of "This Is Now" by Hatebreed. The crowd boos and jeers heavily as Bryan Kutterman, Ivan, Kid Chaos and Apolo all make their way out through the curtains and head down towards the ring, smirks on their faces. The Generation of Legends stop at the bottom of the ramp, Frost walking over and asking them what they're doing down here. Kutterman responds with saying they're only down here to get some better seats. Frost seems a bit reluctant to believe them, but just warns them not to interfere before going back to the match.

Dar and Ford stay a few feet away from each other, staring each other down for a few moments. Though they weren't exactly enemies, the two men had never really had any particularly good feelings toward each other. Finally, though, Dar lifts his hand up, offering a handshake. Ford looks down at it for a moment, then back up at Dar, then slowly nods, reaching out and returning the handshake, the crowd cheering for the show of good sportsmanship and respect. The two men step back, then begin to circle around each other quickly, both men ready for the intensity this match is about to showcase. The two lock up into a grapple, each one fighting for a few moments, but Dar manages to push Ford back into the ropes. Ford reverses this, the two beginning to spin around, trying to get control of the grapple, ending up with Ford pushing Dar back into a corner. Frost calls for a break once this happens, Ford breaking off after a two count and stepping back, raising his hands up in the air to signal a clean break. The two men head back to the middle of the ring, circling again for a moment before they lock up again, this time, Dar pulling Ford into a Side Headlock before grabbing his arm and twisting it around into an Armbar. Ford twists around to try and break out of the hold, but Dar flips him down onto the ground and pulls him into a Head Scissors. Ford tries to thrust his legs out and use the force to pull out of the hold, but Dar has it locked in tight. Finally, Ford rolls over to a standing position with his upper body bent down, head still in the hold. Dar twists over and takes him down again, Dar now laying on his stomach with his legs locked behind Ford's head. Finally, though, Ford manages to pull out of the hold, but uses his hands to keep Dar's legs in that position, moving forward and dropping down to lock in an Indian Deathlock STF! Dar cringes a bit as his legs are pulled up with the maneuver, his knees getting extended, but they finally slip out of Ford's grasp. Ford moves forward and tries to keep the Crossface hold still locked in, at least, but Dar slips out from beneath him and moves over his back, grabbing Ford's chin and pulling it back into a Camel Clutch!

After wrenching Ford's back and neck up, Dar then grabs Ford's arms and pulls him to the side, locking in a Belly-to-Back Double Armbar, twisting both of Ford's arms back behind him. Ford manages to pull out of this, though, turning around and grabbing Dar's leg before he can get up and twisting down to the mat with a Leg Wrench before standing up again and pulling Dar into a Racked Leg Lock. Ford stretches out Dar's knee with the maneuver, hyperextending the joint over the back of his neck. Dar cringes, shifting himself backwards and making it to the ropes. Frost calls for the break, and Ford obliges, but not without slamming Dar's leg down into the mat for good measure. Dar moves back up to his feet, shaking his leg out and glaring at Ford, seeming a bit angry at having been put into that submision hold, but shakes it off, moving back to lock up with Ford in the middle of the ring again. Ford twists Dar's arm around into his own Armbar this time, cranking up hard on the shoulder joint, but Dar just turns and nails Ford with a vicious backhand across the face. Ford doesn't let go, but two more backhands send him stumbling backward, allowing Dar to take him down with a Japanese Style Arm Drag. Ford rolls up to his feet, a bit angered at having to had to break that submission maneuver so early. Dar offers up a Knucklelock to Ford, and Ford accepts, tentatively reaching forward and locking up one hand with Dar, slowly moving forward and locking up the other hand to finish the test of strength. Dar takes advantage right away, however, forcing Ford backwards and eventually bending him over backwards until his shoulders are almost on the mat. Ford bends back a little further so that the back of his neck is on the mat instead of his shoulders, not wanting to get counted for a pin. After a few moments, Ford finally starts to get some leverage, pushing back up against Dar and getting up to his feet, but Dar pushes down and forward, forcing Ford to his knees and bending his wrists back the wrong way. Ford manages to stand up again, this time lashing out with a boot to the gut to break the hold. Ford pulls Dar into a Side Headlock, but Dar pushes him back against the ropes and sends him across the ring. Ford comes back with a Shoulderblock...But Dar barely even moves, just staring Ford down.

The crowd "oooo's" at this, Ford glaring at Dar before running over to bounce off the ropes and come back with another Shoulderblock, but Dar still doesn't budge, continuing to stare Ford down. Ford runs up against the ropes, coming back and ducking a Clothesline from Dar, grabbing his arm and twisting it around into a Hammerlock before reaching forward and applying a Dragon Sleeper, about to fall back and lock in the ARCHETYPE BREAK-NO!!! Dar twists around and nails Ford hard in his ribs with an elbow, doing this a few more times until Ford releases the hold before he turns around and nails Ford with a hard knee strike to the face. Dar walks over and rolls Ford onto his back, twisting his arm up into a Hammerlock and pulling him up into kneeling position before locking his head in a Dragon Sleeper and calling out "Let me show you how it's done, Ford!" Dar then locks his legs with Ford's before leaning back and locking in the ARCHETYPE BREAKER!!! The crowd erupts into cheers at this, Dar stretching Ford as much as he can. Ford refuses to tap this early in the match, but he's nowhere near the ropes. Finally, Ford just reaches back and digs his thumb into Dar's eye, forcing the champ to break the hold. Ford clutches his lower back and the back of his neck, wincing from the lingering pain left by Dar's signature submission hold. Dar stands up and clutches his eye for a moment, Frost giving Ford a chiding, but Dar moves over and picks Ford up, turning him around and nailing a hard forearm into his lower back in retaliation. Ford cringes and clutches his lower back tighter, stumbling forward a bit. Dar grabs Ford and pushes him up against the ropes before whipping him across the ring, catching him as he comes back and nailing a Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker, driving Ford's back down hard on his knee. Ford rolls out of the ring to get some relief from the pain and catch his breath, but Dar quickly runs forward and nails a Baseball Slide, sending Ford back into the steel barrier. Dar grins, running back to the middle of the ring and dashing forward out through the middle ropes to hit a TOPE SUICIDA INTO THE STEEL BARRIER!!!

The crowd pops huge as Dar flings himself forward and slams his shoulder into Ford's gut, driving him back against the steel barrier with all his weight. Dar stands up and rolls back into the ring, standing up and throwing his arms up into an X to another huge bout of cheers from the crowd. Ford starts to make his way up to his feet, clutching his back and glaring up at Dar, but stays outside the ring, trying to let the pain wear off. Finally, Ford hops up onto the apron and climbs back into the ring, grabbing Dar as he comes forward and pushing him back into the corner with his shoulder, laying into the champ with a series of punches and chops before nailing a huge European Uppercut that sends Dar reeling. Ford pulls Dar out of the corner and grabs his head, beginning to slam his own head down into Dar's with a series of Headbutts, but Dar suddenly knocks Ford away and nails him with a vicious forearm to the side of the head, showing him that it's definitely a mistake to try and take Dar down with strikes. Ford retaliates with a chop across Dar's chest, but Dar sends Ford back one of his own, the two beginning to trade chops for a bit until Ford finally manages to get Dar up against the ropes, whipping him across the ring and hitting him with a knee to the gut as he comes back. Ford picks Dar up this time in a Front Facelock and lifts him up in a Suplex position, but then drops Dar down stomach-first across the ropes, the crowd booing as Dar slumps down off of them onto the apron, Ford running back across the ring and nailing a Dropkick as he comes back, knocking Dar down off the apron. Ford exits the ring, picking Dar up and hitting a forearm to the side of the head before whipping Dar right into the steel barrier. Ford moves forward and picks Dar up, following this up with a harsh European Uppercut, knocking Dar back against the barrier. Ford picks Dar up before whipping him into the opposite barrier, finally grabbing the champ and rolling him back into the ring at Frost's insistance. Ford moves into the ring and goes for the first cover of the match. "1...2" Dar kicks out.

Ford tucks Dar's arm behind his head and locks Dar in an Abdominal Stretch on the mat, using his free arm to dig his elbow right into Dar's ribs. After a minute or so of this, Ford finally rolls back and pulls Dar into a Crucifix Pin. "1...2..." Dar kicks out once again. Ford hits a few stomps while Dar's down before lifting him up and pulling him into another Armbar, wrenching hard on the shoulder joint before hitting a Double Underhook Suplex and floating over for a cover. "1...2..." Dar kicks out again. Ford pulls Dar into a Side Headlock, attempting to start to wear the champ down now. Finally, Ford moves up and hits another stomp to Dar's back, the champ rolling away and getting up to his feet after a moment. Ford knocks Dar back into the corner with another European Uppercut, then goes to whip him across the ring, only to have that reversed and get sent into the corner himself. Dar runs forward to capitalize, but Ford moves out of the way at the last second, picking Dar up in a Fireman's Carry as he turns around and suddenly beginning to spin around rapidly, the crowd watching this a bit confusedly, not used to seeing an Airplane Spin in BTWF. Ford keeps this spinning going for at least thirty seconds before finally stopping and running forward before hitting a Steam Roller on Dar. Ford is just as dizzy as Dar now, though, and he slowly starts to fight his way to the corner, climbing up onto the top turnbuckle and facing out towards the crowd before flinging himself back in a HELLSAU-NOBODY HOME!!! Dar rolls out of the way at the last second, Ford landing hard on his stomach before rolling over onto his back, cringing and clutching his gut. Dar starts to make his way to his feet, just as dizzy as Ford, stumbling around a bit before making it to the corner himself, climbing up to the top turnbuckle and jumping off, going for a Flying Elbow Drop, but Ford moves as well, Dar crashing down hard into the mat.

Dar and Ford make their way up to their feet, Ford coming in with a European Uppercut, but Dar flies back with a huge chop across Ford's chest. Ford hits another European Uppercut, but Dar responds with another chop, a third European Uppercut and Chop going before Ford hits Dar with a Toekick before running to the ropes bouncing off and ducking a Clothesline, but comes back and gets hit with a LARIAT!!! Ford goes down hard, Dar picking him up after a moment and setting him up in the corner before running forward and nailing another Clothesline, driving Ford back into the turnbuckles. Dar picks Ford up and sets him up on the top ropes, hooking his arms around his waist and pulling one of Ford's arms down before falling back and hitting a SUPER WRIST-CLUTCH EXPLODER!!! The crowd erupts into cheers as Dar hits the high-impact move, sending Ford down hard into the mat before Dar rolls over for a pin. "1...2...TH-NO!" Ford gets a shoulder up. Dar seems pretty surprised at this, thinking he had the match won after that move. Still, Dar shrugs it off, moving back towards the ropes and watchinga s Ford gets up, bouncing off the ropes and going for another LARIA-NO!!! Ford jumps up and nails a Dropkick right into Dar's shoulder, taking him down to the mat where he clutches his arm. Ford gets up and kicks Dar over onto his stomach before hitting him with an Elbow Drop right into his lower back. Ford does this twice more before jumping up and hitting a hard Knee Drop in the same spot, softening Dar's back up for something. Ford lifts Dar up with some difficulty and pulls him up into a Canadian Back Breaker, wrenching down on Dar's neck and legs to hyperextend his spine. Finally, Ford just slams Dar down into the mat with a Dominator before grabbing his legs and pulling them back to lock in the GATES OF HELL!!!! Dar cringes, shaking his head each time Frost asks him if he wants to tap out, refusing to give up, though Ford wrenches back harder every few seconds. Finally, Ford just turns Dar over onto his back and flips forward into a bridge while still holding Dar's legs. "1...2...TH-NO!" Dar just barely manages to kick out.

Ford gets up, sensing the end is coming soon, starting to feel it. The crowd is starting to get excited at this point, too, not really having a favorite in this match, though it would be something to see Ford defeat Dar, even if it is a non-title match. Ford lifts Dar up and pulls him into a Front Facelock, throwing his arm up in the air to signal the TWIST OF DESTIN-NO! Dar pushes Ford back a bit, but Ford jumps over him and pulls him down into a SUNSET FLIP!!! "1...2...TH-NO!" Dar kicks out once again. Finally, Ford lifts Dar up, backing up a bit before flying forward and nailing the F.O.R.D.!!! The crowd watches in shock as Dar stumbles backwards into the ropes, they being the only thing holding him up right now, but Ford pulls him forward off of them and into a Front Facelock before nailing the TWIST OF DESTINY!!! COVER!!! "1...2...THR-NOOO!!!" Dar somehow manages to get a shoulder up, the crowd not having any idea where he's getting it from. Ford doesn't lose his momentum, instead getting up and pulling Dar's legs back up into the GATES OF HELL!!! Dar cries out in pain as his spine and knees are stretched out from the elevated Boston Crab, Dar fighting his way towards the ropes, refusing to tap out. Finally, Dar makes it to the ropes, clinging to the bottom one, Frost forcing Ford to break the hold. Ford looks pissed at having to do this, thinking that he had the match won at that point. Ford gets impatient and just drags Dar away from the ropes, lifting him up once more and jumping up to hit the SK-NO!!! DAR REVERSES IT INTO THE ARCHETYPE CUTTER MARK V!!! The crowd pops HUGE as Dar nails his signature, driving Ford's throat down into his shoulder. The two men lay on the mat motionless after that, Dar too weakened to roll over for a pin while Ford is reeling from the Archetype Cutter Mark V. Finally, Dar makes it to his feet a few moments before Ford, swinging his arm out and charging forward to nail a LARIAT!!! Dar breathes heavily before throwing his arms up into an X, Ford lying motionless on the mat.

Dar picks Ford up and grins before turning him upside down in the air, going for the EMERALD FUSI-NOO!!! Ford spins out of the hold with a kick to Dar's head, stumbling back a bit, but turns around right into a SPEAR!!! The crowd erupts into a huge amount of cheers as Dar nails the maneuver, the champ slowly draping an arm over Ford's chest. "1...2...THR-NOOOO!!!" FORD GETS A FOOT ON THE ROPES!!! The crowd is in shock that Ford had the ring prescence to even know where the ropes were at that point, much less get a rope break. Dar rolls off Ford and runs his hands through his hair, obviously having figured he had it won there. Finally, though, Dar stands up, bringing a hand up and drawing a thumb slowly across his neck, the crowd erupting to cheers at the signal for the end. Dar grabs Ford and lifts him up onto the top rope, climbing up onto the middle ropes himself, but Ford starts to fight back, hitting a few forearms to the side of Dar's head, but Dar stops this with one well-placed Headbutt before pushing Ford's head against his shoulder. Dar then hooks both of his legs, falling backwards and KILLS FORD ******** DEAD WITH AN AVALANCHE MUSCLE BUSTER!!! The crowd watches as the ring shakes from the impact, a visible shockwave moving through Ford's body before Dar releases his legs, slowly rolling over for a lateral press...BUT THERE'S NO REF!!!

Dar turns and looks around the ring after a few seconds with no counting, only to see Frost lying in the middle of the ring with Kutterman standing over him, a steel chair in his hand. Kutterman grins maniacally before Ivan and Kid Chaos slide into the ring, the two men lifting Dar and Ford up and beginning to beat the tar out of them. Kutterman joins in on the fun, landing an occasional stomp or kick while the two giants of Kid Chaos and Ivan lay into Dar and Ford. This comes to a halt, however, as THE TIGER runs down the entrance ramp, sliding into the ring and attacking Kutterman from behind, tackling him to the ground and pounding into the back of his head with hard-hitting punches. Ivan and Kid Chaos turn their attention away from Dar and Ford for a bit, Ivan tearing TT off of Kutterman and hitting him with a hard Toekick before pulling him into a Standing Head Scissors, lifting him up into a Powerbomb position as Kid Chaos moves beside him, both of them slamming TT down in the MONEY BOMB!!! Meanwhile, the crowd turns as they seen one other than Maxwell Conners quickly making his way down through the stands, Anthony Voorhees following after. Conners hops the barrier and runs past ringside, but also ends up running right into Apolo. Conners turns to face the giant, only to have a hand get locked around his throat, Apolo lifting him up and slamming him down with a CHOKESLAM THROUGH THE SPANISH ANNOUNCE TABLE!!!

Voorhees sees this, deciding to go in and take his anger out on the occupants of the ring, but Kid Chaos and Ivan stand up, ready to come at him once he reaches the ring, but a whistle turns their attention behind them, and Ivan gets taken down with a SPEAR!!! Kid Chaos sees this, but gets his head grabbed and is pulled down into an SKF!!! Frost is starting to get back up to his feet at this point, and Kutterman is already up, the first to intercept Voorhees as he gets into the ring, the two men brawling for a few moments. Dar and Ford stay back, not really feeling the need to get involved at this point. Frost does, however, wanting to get revenge for that chairshot, and stands beside Voorhees, nodding to him for a moment before both wrap their arms around Kutterman's neck and nail a DOUBLE CHOKESLAM!!! Kutterman is DEAD at this point, lying motionless on the mat. Frost and Voorhees turn toward each other, both looking about ready to mix it up, but the Jack Frost Security has now made its way down to the ring, and TT is starting to get back up after that Money Bomb. But this all ends as Dar grabs the steel chair, chasing everyone out of the ring with it, no one feeling like getting a chairshot right now. Once everyone is out of the ring, Dar kicks Ivan and Kid Chaos out under the bottom ropes before walking over and calling for a mic. An official hands one off to him, and Dar walks back to the middle of the ring, still holding the chair for protection.

The crowd quiets down at this point, waiting to see what Dar has to say. Dar breathes heavily as he looks around the ring, finally lifting the mic up and beginning to speak. "One...match. ONE ******** MATCH. That's all I wanted. But no. It seems I can't have a match anymore without someone interfering because they think they deserve shot at my title. But I guess that's impossible with the egos around this ring." Dar pauses, looking disgusted right now. "I'm sick of dealing with everyone and their cousin wanting a shot at my title. Conners, you had your shot at Payback, but since that match was so rudely interrupted, I think you deserve a rematch. Ford, you lost your match with Conners due foul play, and you put me through one hell of a match tonight, so I'm going to give you a title shot as well. Voorhees, you're going to get a title shot because you need to realize that the guys you've destroyed are nothing compared to me. You haven't faced a championship caliber opponent yet, Voorhees, but you're going to find out what it's like very soon." Dar turns towards TT and Kutterman, who aren't attacking each other only because of the Jack Frost Security Force. "As for you two...Your feud has nothing to do with me, but because I feel I owe Brian Blade for letting me defend my title against whoever I want, whenever I want, I'm going to offer you two the opportunity to end this feud this month. And you'll both be getting a title shot out of the deal, and I know that's something that you both wouldn't object to."

Dar walks back to the middle of the ring, looking out over the men assembled at ringside before speaking again. "You're probably all wondering when you're going to get your title shots, who's going to get theirs first, etcetera. Well, those are moot points. Because at BloodBath '05, I'll be defending my title against ALL OF YOU...

INSIDE THE GARDEN OF EVIL!!!"

The crowd pops HUGE at this announcement, the assembled wrestlers at ringside staring blankly at Dar as he drops the mic.

WELL FEEL THE FUNK BLAST!!!

The crowd's attention turns back to the entrance ramp as none other than Brian Blade himself walks out through the curtains, microphone already in hand. Raising a hand up to cut his music, Blade lets the arena quiet down before speaking. "Dar, I like the way you think. And this will help quite a bit in determining your title contenders for the next few months...Your match is APPROVED!!! And for all of you who don't want to be in this match, heh, well, I'm sorry about your damn luck!"

Blade lowers the mic as "Calm Like a Bomb" starts up again, Dar nodding as he exits the ring, retrieving his title belt and walking around the edge of the ring, the JFSF making sure he doesn't get attacked as he makes his way back up the entrance ramp and we fade...to...black.

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